Charities
Ashfords advises all types of charities, community interest companies, social enterprises and other organisations in the Third Sector, combining specialist legal knowledge with a real understanding of the voluntary sector.
Our specialist charity lawyers form teams with our employment, property, taxation and litigation lawyers to provide an all round service to the Third Sector.
- formation and registration of charities, community interest companies and other forms of social enterprise;
- incorporation of existing charities;
- advice upon governance and trustees' powers, duties and liabilities;
- advice upon applications for Schemes and Orders;
- reconstructions. mergers, amalgamations and collaborative working;
- trading by charities, social enterprises and trading subsidiaries;
- property transactions and mortgages by charities;
- employment and volunteers;
- fundraising;
- grants and grant conditions;
- winding up and the application of charitable assets; and
- taxation.
Recent work undertaken includes:
- the conversion of an industrial and provident society to a company limited by guarantee;
- advising upon the winding up of a regional cultural charity following changes to its funding;
- registration of a charity to operate leisure services and the transfer of the facilities from a local authority;
- advising on the formation of a community land trust; and
- the merger of three related charities.
